Spiritfest 2019
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Catholic Church synod must bring women’s stories to the fore – Soline Humbert
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04 July 2026 – Saturday of Week 13
Optional memorial: St Elizabeth of Portugal, 1271-1336, of the House of Aragon, had an unhappy marriage with the King of Portugal, persevered, as a widow she lived n poverty as…
Pope at opening Mass for Synod: Let us walk with the Holy Spirit
Link to Synod Opening Mass: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-10/pope-at-opening-mass-for-synod-let-us-walk-with-the-holy-spirit.html Pope Francis presides at the Holy Mass in St Peter’s Square for the Opening of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of…
Conference: Irish Catholicism on Trial. Oct 6 & 7
Phil Greene, an occasional commentator on this site, attended the conference, and has sent us these notes to give some idea of what went on. Like Phil, I too found…
Brendan Hoban: Religious faith was the bedrock for the Queen
Religious faith was the bedrock for the Queen Western People 20.9.2022 (Yesterday), September 19, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II of England, after her funeral service at Westminster Abbey, was laid…
When Words prevent Prayer – the current state of the Eucharistic Liturgy
Maire Lawless voices her concerns with the on-going difficulties people experience with the “new translation” of the missal.
“The issue is very serious because some deeply spiritual people …… have found this to be the last straw of a power driven authoritarian church which now touched directly on their highly valued prayer life. As a result they no longer have attendance at Roman Catholic Eucharist as a part of their practice.”